Tranny on a 99 GS

[jpete98]

Hey guys I need help. I am in the process of buying a 99 regal GS with 102K on it. I wanted to know if that would be a wise decision. I hear that the trannys start to fail after 100,000 is that true? The guy is an older gentleman and is the original owner. Please help me before i shell out $5500, thanks.

[BNaylor]

Mileage is classified as high but its well below average retail on the price. Since he is the original owner ask him for the repair history, especially on the tranny. Best thing to do is thoroughly check it out like any used car. A lot of tranny problems occur before 100K miles so I don't believe that is necessarily true.

Any decision to buy a Buick is wise.

[troy1]

Most of the problems with the 4T65E tranny are with the pressure control solenoid PWM TCC solenoid and some of the bearings inside if the tranny goes your probably looking at 1900-2400 dollars in repair costs. Some people can't make it 40K on a tranny others go for 150K. Treat it nice and keep up on maintance and it should last

[irbf]

My wife has a 2000 Regal GS supercharged. The transmission had to be replaced at 38,000 miles ($2600). It would start shifting rough. The pressure control solenoid was first replaced but the problem returned. The transmission shop had a really difficult time fixing the transmission. Each time I got the car back it would last about two weeks and the problem would return. They removed the transmission at least three times and out of desperation finally ordered a new one at their expense from GM. Have not had a problem with the car since...wife loves it. I purchased the car used and although it was impeccably clean, I do not know how it was driven.

My guess is that if the car has been maintained and not abused the transmission has passed through a period where any bad defects would have already been noticed and fixed.

Be aware that the supercharged models require premium gas.